Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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grow

grow^3

verb to be alive or exist

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growth

noun the act of getting bigger

» The doctor measured

the child’s growth.

development, enlargement,

expansion, increase

grumble^1

verb to complain in a bad-

tempered way » “This is very

inconvenient,” he grumbled.

carp, complain,

groan, moan, mutter,

whine, whinge

grumble^2

noun a bad-tempered

complaint » I didn’t hear

any grumbles when we were

first planning what food should

be served at the party.

complaint, moan, murmur,

objection, protest, whinge

grumpy

adjective bad-tempered and

annoyed » Alex was grumpy

because he had forgotten

his homework.

irritable, sulky, sullen,

surly, bad-tempered,

cantankerous,

ill-tempered

guarantee^1

noun something that makes

another thing certain

» The digital radio came with

a guarantee that it would be

replaced or fixed if anything

was wrong with it.

assurance, pledge,

promise, undertaking, word

guarantee^2

verb to make it certain

that something will happen

» The free cupcakes were

guaranteed to attract customers

to the stall.

ensure, pledge, promise

guard^1

verb to protect someone

or something » The dog

guarded the house, barking

at any intruders.

defend, protect, safeguard,

shelter, shield, watch over

guard^2

verb to stop someone making

trouble or escaping » Police

guarded the angry crowds as

they marched through the town.

patrol, police, supervise

guard^3

noun someone who guards

people or places

» The security guard kept

watch on the shop’s car park.

sentry, warden, sentinel,

warder, watchman

guess^1

verb to form an idea or

opinion about something

» I guess I’ll have the cake

for dessert.

estimate, imagine, reckon,

speculate, suppose,

suspect, think, conjecture,

hazard, surmise

guess^2

noun an attempt to give the

right answer » Stefan made

a guess that the time was

three o’clock.

feeling, reckoning,

speculation, conjecture,

hypothesis

guide^1

verb to lead someone

somewhere » Ella took Elliott

by the arm and guided him out.

accompany, direct, escort,

lead, conduct, convoy,

shepherd, usher

guide^2

verb to influence someone

» Guided by her father’s

advice, Priya bought the

red bicycle.

counsel (formal),

govern, influence

guilty^1

adjective having done

something wrong

» The dog was guilty

of eating all the biscuits.

convicted, criminal,

blameworthy, culpable,

felonious

antonym: innocent

guilty^2

adjective unhappy because

you have done something

bad » Sadie felt guilty for

spilling tea on the carpet.

ashamed, regretful,

remorseful (formal), sorry,

conscience-stricken,

contrite, shamefaced

gullible

adjective easily tricked

» Ivan was very gullible

and believed everything

the other boy said.

naive, trusting, credulous,

unsuspecting

antonym: suspicious

gush

verb to flow in large quantities

» Water gushed from the tap.

flow, pour, spurt, stream,

cascade, issue, jet

The doctor measured the

child’s growth.

The security guard kept watch

on the shop’s car park.

sprout

Seeds may sprout

within in a few days.

shoot

The seeds I planted

last week are

beginning to shoot.

spring up

Plants are springing

up all over the place.

germinate

Some of the seeds

need hot weather

to germinate.

flourish

The plants flourish

with water nearby.

grow

(^3) verb to be alive or
exist » Many plants
grow in our garden.
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